NOTE: Some people have commented that in rare instances that IE10 is removed but IE9 is not installed. So before doing this, be sure to install Chrome or Firefox just in case so you have a web browser with which you can download IE9 or IE10 manually.

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This is done using Programs and Features. I am using Windows 7 for this article.

Go to the Control Panel.

Click on Programs.

Click on Turn Windows Features On or Off under Programs and Features.

The Windows Features window will appear.

Deselect Internet Explorer 10.

Click Ok.

Windows will roll-back IE10. This may take a few minutes.

Windows will want to restart. Click Restart Later.

Now, we need to uninstall the actual IE10 update.

Go the Control Panel.

Click on Programs.

Click on View Installed Updates.

Click on Windows Internet Explorer 10 and then Uninstall. The uninstall may take several minutes.

Thanks, Dustin. This worked for me and I am now back on IE9, where my autocomplete and forms work properly. I'm not sure why "James" above said IE9 did not come back for him - it did for me, and it still has all my bookmarks, favorites, etc. Excellent advice, and kudos to you!

I had the same problem James did. After the uninstall, I had no IE at all. Because this does appear to happen idiosyncratically to some people, I recommend you alter your instructions to suggest that, before the rollback, the user should install another browser, such as Firefox or Chrome. That way, if IE9 does not reappear, one can do as I did and, using the alternate browser, download IE9 from the Microsoft website.

I did this and everything seemed to work perfect. But now whenever our user clicks on an Internet Explorer shortcut it just spins, until you already have Internet Explorer open or you click on the Internet Explorer icon in the taskbar. Any thoughts as to why IE Shortcuts would stop working after the downgrade? IE9 is set as the default browser and the .url filetype is associated with Microsoft Browser. This IE stuff is really annoying and I wish we could use another browser but we need windows authentication for SSRS.